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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

hand stitching at the beach

this week-end we enjoyed spending the day at one of our favorite beaches in port townsend! the kids had so much fun gathering logs and pretending they were surf boards. :) quite funny! there is also a fun fort there that they love exploring.

while the kiddos played i worked on a couple little hand stitching projects. with so many ideas in my head i seem to have a hard time sticking with just one.

finally got this cutie stitched up so i can start working on my scattered hexie quilt!!

Gosh half a dozen kids! How neat. They look really close in age, you must be so busy. No wonder you take your sewing to the beach. With so much to do, you probably have to make the most of a few moments here and there I guess. Love your new project. Don't think I'd have the patience for hexies.

My mother asked my me why I wanted such a 'large' family. I have only three and when i look at yours, my heart aches. :) But seriously, how much time do you spend at the computer? I always feel like I'm depriving mine.Cheers and hugs,sherry

I saw you post and thought....That looks like Kala Pt. Beach (Very close to Port Townsend)...where I have taken my boys for over 30 years...a million fond memories. I was never able to stitch on the beach. My hat is off to you for accomplishing that. We did however, make awesome forts with sand, shells,seaweed and driftwood. Thanks for evoking such wonderful memories.

Love seeing photos of my grandkiddos...they just keep growing...so glad we had part of the summer to love on some of them. Your projects look wonderful and I'm so thrilled you took time to take them to a place you all love and enjoy, especially before school starts. Miss you all much. XXOO